85+ Most Useful Time Saving WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts

Did you know that there are some really useful WordPress keyboard shortcuts that can save you a lot of time? If you want to write faster, or become more productive in managing your WordPress site, then you need to use these shortcuts. In this article, we will share the most useful WordPress keyboard shortcuts that can help speed up your workflow. We have also updated this guide to add helpful Gutenberg keyboard shortcuts as well. WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts for Speed and Efficiency WordPress is a popular website builder and blogging platform that comes with a robust content editor. The content editor lets you…

WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts for Speed and Efficiency

The content editor lets you add various types of content including text, images, audio, videos, etc. to your site. You can also customize the formatting for each content type.

Many WordPress beginners use their mouse to access these formatting and styling buttons on the editor. With WordPress keyboard shortcuts, you can rest your hands on the keyboard and edit your posts faster.

The best thing about using WordPress shortcuts is that many of your computer and Microsoft Word shortcuts work similarly in the WordPress content editor.

When you are working in your WordPress page/post editor, you can try out these keyboard shortcuts and see how they work.

Before moving to the next section, we would like to show you how the last shortcut in the above list works. The shortcut Alt + Shift + h (Option + Control + h for Mac) actually is the most useful shortcut because it shows you all the keyboard shortcuts.

When you are in your WordPress page/post editor, you can use this shortcut to see all available keyboard shortcuts in a popup window.

Time Saving Gutenberg Keyboard Shortcuts for WordPress Block Editor

The new WordPress Gutenberg editor is a fully block-based editor in which you use various blocks to create content.

The block editor supports all the standard keyboard shortcuts mentioned earlier, but there are more Gutenberg specific keyboard shortcuts.

Below are the most useful Gutenberg keyboard shortcuts that you can use.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Classic WordPress Editor

If you are still using the classic WordPress editor, then you are actually missing out on a lot of cool new features and a faster writing experience. We recommend updating WordPress to the latest version or simply deactivate the classic editor plugin.

However, if you must use the old classic editor, then you can take advantage of these keyboard shortcuts.

The classic WordPress editor supports all the standard WordPress keyboard shortcuts mentioned at the top of this article, and some other shortcuts given below.

WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts for Comments Screen

If you receive a lot of comments, then you can moderate comments quickly using keyboard shortcuts for comment management. However, these shortcuts are not enabled by default.

To enable these keyboard shortcuts, you need to go to Users » Your Profile and check Keyboard Shortcuts checkbox.

After that, you need to click the Save Profile button and go back to the comments screen in the admin area. The available shortcuts are:

J = Next comment (moves the current selection down)

K = Previous comment (moves the current selection up)

A = Approve comment

U = Unapprove comment

D = Delete comment

R = Reply comment

Q = Quick edit a comment

Z = Restore Comment from Trash or Undo if you Delete a comment

To select multiple comments press X to check the selected comment and press J or K keys to move to next or previous comment. Once you have selected multiple comments, you can use these keyboard shortcuts to perform bulk actions:

Shift + A = Approve checked comments

Shift + D = Delete checked comments

Shift + U = Unapprove selected comments

Shift + T = Move selected comments to trash

Shift + Z = Restore selected comments from trash

It might take some time to get used to of these WordPress keyboard shortcuts, but in the long run they will definitely help you save time and speed up the process.